we've entered the blast zone

we've entered the blast zone, originally uploaded by carolyn_in_oregon.

a miner's car crushed in the 1980 eruption of Mt St Helens. We're still many miles from the crater but have entered the blast zone which reached 17 miles from the crater.

The miner who this car belonged to was killed along with his wife in a nearby cabin during the eruption. It blew on a Sunday. If it had been Monday the mountain would have been filled with loggers and many more people would have died.